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Mission StatementHealth Volunteers Overseas improves the availability and quality of health care through the education, training, and professional development of the health workforce in resource-challenged countries.

VisionHVO envisions a world where all people have access to high quality health care delivered by local health professionals.

Values• Innovation – We implement innovative, effective programs

that meet the needs of host country institutions, are sustainable, and build local capacity.

• Excellence – We deliver transformative education projects that promote lifelong learning and professional development opportunities.

• Partnership – We work in partnership with other organizations, host governments and institutions, and local health care professionals in a cooperative spirit of mutual respect, equity, and integrity.

• Stewardship – We deeply value our members, donors, and volunteers and are committed to strong stewardship. of these vital relationships.

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SPONSORSAmerican Academy of Dermatology

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Association of Colleges of Nursing

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists

American College of Physicians

American Dental Association

American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand

American Physical Therapy Association

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Hematology

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care

British Society for Haematology

Oncology Nursing Society

Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Letter from the Chair & Executive DirectorBoard of Directors

HVO 2019 Snapshot

Building Capacity: The Perspective of Time

Building Capacity: Training the Trainers

Investing in Health Professionals: Future Leaders Recognized

Investing in Health Professionals: Advancing the Physiotherapy Profession in Malawi

Advancing Global Health: The Keystone to Improving Health Care

Transforming Lives: A Legacy of Education

Ways to Support HVO

Golden Apple Award

Partnerships: 2019 Collaborating Institutions & Organizations

Leadership: 2019 Project Directors & Steering Committee Members

Scholars of 2019

Volunteers

Donors

Surgeons’ Circle

The HVO Legacy Circle

Combined Statement of Activities

Corporate and Organizational Partners

HVO’s 2019 Project SitesCover photo: Volunteer Dr. Matthew Best (center) with orthopaedic colleagues in Ghana.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSHelen Cherrett, MA

American Dental Association

Peter Curran, MD, FACPIn private practice

John K. Drake, MDIn private practice

Susan Eitel, PT, MAEdEitel Global, LLC

Richard C. Fisher, MD University of Colorado, retired

Richard Henker, PhD, CRNA, FAAN – Secretary, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

William C. Horton, MD - Chair President, Global Spine Innovations, LLC

Stephanie Murphy, MPA, CPA - Treasurer

Julia Plotnick, RN, MPH, FAAN, RADM, USPHS (ret)

Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPHUniversity of California San Francisco

Steve SchwartzPresident, GDS Consulting Services, LLC

Carla Smith, MD, PhDSt Luke’s Health System, Idaho

Vidya Swaminathan, PhDAstraZeneca

James Tielsch, PhDGeorge Washington University Milken Institute

School of Public Health

Maureen Zutz, MHA

Nancy Kelly, MHSExecutive Director

Ex-Officio

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTORAs we write this letter in the midst of a global pandemic, we are reminded of how critical the work of HVO truly is. Our mission is to improve the availability and quality of health care through the education, training, and professional development of the health workforce in resource-challenged countries. We are providing instruction and professional collegial support for health professionals, many of whom are now on the frontlines of delivering care during a global health crisis.

Reflecting back on 2019, it was a strong year for HVO. We had 380 volunteers who served in 425 assignments, and 89 e-volunteers provided 3,600 hours of long-distance training and mentoring. All these efforts contributed to 3,280 providers receiving training.

In 2019, HVO began a new program, the Rita Feinberg Fellowship. Named in memory of a dear board member who had devoted her life to international development, the fellowship provides support for volunteers to serve in specific longer-term assignments requested by project sites. At the beginning of 2020, the first two fellows started their assignments in Bhutan in the fields of forensic pathology and emergency medicine training.

HVO opened eight new projects in 2019. Sixteen of our host-country colleagues received scholarships to participate in training and conferences around the globe. In Laos, the nurse anesthesia program was recognized by the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists, and the program has now had three graduates. Haiti’s physical therapy association, Société Haïtienne de Physiothérapie, was inducted as a full member in the World Confederation for Physical Therapy, a goal the association had been working toward for several years with HVO’s assistance. In Nepal, the first two fellows graduated from the gynecologic oncology fellowship program and passed the International Gynecologic Cancer Society exam. In Malawi, the planning process started for the first national speech and language therapy program. These are just a few of the significant accomplishments of a productive and rewarding 2019 for HVO.

In early 2020, our world changed with the coronavirus pandemic. HVO pivoted to increase efforts in e-volunteering so that learning could continue even without volunteers at project sites. We were fortunate to be able to build on the strong e-volunteering foundation laid in 2019. Although COVID-19 necessitated suspending our in-person work, we are moving forward with e-volunteer assignments and exploring innovative ways to provide training and curriculum development.

We continue to conduct HVO’s transforming work in a thoughtful, financially prudent manner. We recognize that our work depends on the commitment of dedicated volunteers and the continued generosity of our members, donors, and sponsors. We view our financial stewardship as a core underpinning of our mission. Your continued support for improving global health care is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely, William C. Horton Nancy A. Kelly William C. Horton, MD Nancy A. Kelly, MHSChair, HVO Board of Directors Executive Director

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BUILDING CAPACITYIn 2019, HVO collaborated on the development of a 12-month online course for the physical therapy faculty at the University of Yangon in Burma.

HVO 2019 SNAPSHOT

TRANSFORMING LIVESIn Bhutan’s oncology project, palliative care home visits are now being conducted three times a week by a team of three palliative care nurses, a physician, and a social worker.

3,280Globally, more than 3,280

health professionals received training and

professional mentorship

“HVO assignments introduced a whole new perspective in

my patient care and interpersonal skills. It helped me be

more health-economics conscious in my clinical decision

making, paying more attention to clinical details rather than

expensive laboratory and imaging investigations.”

—HVO volunteer

ADVANCING GLOBAL HEALTH

22countries

102projects

425volunteer assignments

INVESTING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALSThe curriculum for HVO’s nurse anesthesia program in Laos earned recognition by the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists. The program now has three graduates.

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Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH, a neonatologist at the University of California San Diego, has volunteered with HVO in Uganda every year since 1998. She first worked in the Mulago Hospital

Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) in Kampala, where she helped train pediatric residents. The unit had limited equipment, but it did have a remarkable resource in Dr. Margaret Nakakeeto, the head of the SCBU. Dr. Nakakeeto strove tirelessly to improve the care for sick newborns and assembled a group of dedicated nurses to assist in giving newborns a better chance for survival.

Dr. Vaucher’s annual visits over 21 years have given her the perspective of time to see the many significant changes that have occurred. Obstetric and neonatal services have moved to a nearby referral hospital, and the larger, better-equipped, and better-staffed NICU is under the direction of Dr. Nakakeeto.

A neonatology fellowship program has been established at Mulago Hospital, and by 2023 Uganda will have five fellowship-trained neonatologists, in addition to five neonatal nurses. The fellowship was developed by two physicians who initially received training with Dr. Vaucher as pediatric residents. Dr. Ezekiel Mupere went on to receive his PhD in epidemiology at Case Western Reserve University and is now head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Makerere University, School of Medicine. Dr. Victoria Nakibuuka is currently Uganda’s sole fellowship-trained neonatologist, having pursued a neonatology fellowship in South Africa. She established and directs the NICU at a nonprofit hospital in Kampala.

Another physician who trained as a pediatric resident with Dr. Vaucher, Dr. Jane Aceng, requested assistance with a hospital in northern Uganda, and, together, the physicians designed a small NICU. Recognized for her health care work in that area of the country, which had suffered through years of conflict, Dr. Aceng is now Uganda’s Minister of Health.

Dr. Vaucher says it has been a joy to work with professionals who are so committed to improving newborn survival in Uganda. As an HVO volunteer, she has found that the greatest reward is watching former students become leaders in advancing health care, and she is confident that Uganda’s newborns are in good hands.

“We’ve worked ourselves out of a job. I feel sad

but that’s also what our role was. What we were

teaching can be done by senior staff at Angkor

Hospital for Children, and that’s the way it

should be.”—Robert Nassau, MD, HVO project director, Siem Reap, Cambodia

BUILDING CAPACITYThe Perspective of Time

92%would volunteer again

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Malawi

“Our staffs are more skilled now. Because of this improvement they are more confident in [their work].

We have started distraction procedure on cleft lip and palate care, which has helped us to get recognition

in the dental field in Nepal.”—Dashrath Kafle, MD, assistant professor, Faculty of Dentistry,

Kathmandu University School of Medicine, Nepal

BUILDING CAPACITYTraining the Trainers

More than 9 health professionals trained on average per assignment by each HVO volunteer

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HVO’s 2019 Golden Apple Award was presented to the team of anesthesia providers at Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia:

Bunrum Ly, Eng Hor, Kang PuthCheat, Im Peng An, Ho Sophal, and Dr. Nhoung Pheakdey. HVO’s nurse anesthesia project in Cambodia began in 2004 with a goal of improving care delivery. It evolved to implement a curriculum that trained nurses to become nurse anesthetists, and later the project began focusing on developing the nurse anesthetists’ teaching abilities. Today, this dedicated team of anesthesia providers not only provides expert care but also teaches other anesthesia providers in Cambodia and trains nurse anesthetists at the Lao Friends Hospital for Children in Luang Prabang, Laos. This team exemplifies the goal of “training the trainer” by sharing their skills nationally and regionally.

The anesthesia team at Angkor Hospital for Children.

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INVESTING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALSFuture Leaders Recognized

“[Because of the conference I attended], I was able to

understand the real application of recent advances, which I had studied in books only.… I could feel how much we

are lagging behind and also realized that I have a great responsibility to uplift the

field of oral pathology back in my country.”

—Wyss Scholar Pratibha Poudel, BDS, MDS,

Department of Oral Pathology, Kathmandu University, Nepal

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in 2019 to health professionals from

HVO partner institutions

Through the Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health, host country colleagues can apply for funding to attend conferences and short-term

training throughout the world. Selection is based on the applicants’ demonstrated skills and leadership, as well as on references from their supervisors and HVO volunteers with whom they have worked.

Two 2019 Wyss scholars received high praise from their colleagues at international conferences.

Dr. Dinesh Pradhan, then a resident in the pediatrics department of Bhutan’s Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, attended the German Society of Tropical Pediatrics and International Child Health conference. There he and HVO volunteer Christoph Funk, MUDr, presented their study, “Acute Encephalopathy in Children Admitted to PICU of the National Referral Hospital in Bhutan.” Their presentation was received with great interest and excitement. In a unanimous decision, the scientific panel honored the two physicians with the Helmut Wolf Award for Best Presentation.

Assuman Nuhu, a physical therapist faculty member at the University of Rwanda, traveled to Geneva to attend the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. He presented his research titled “Sports and Sports Injuries” and was honored with the Best Platform Presentation Award from the Africa Region.

As their peers have so clearly recognized, these talented health care professionals represent the future of global health care.

(L-R) Dr. Christoph Funk and Dr. Dinesh Pradhan honored in Germany.

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89HVO e-learning

assignments in 201952e-learning projects

“I wish that I could … volunteer in Bhutan again. Since this does not seem likely in the near future …

I am extending my HVO volunteer experience by participating from here in the U.S. so that the

impact of my [work] with the staff, students, and interns in the [hospital’s] PT department did not

end with my actual 2017 experience there.”—HVO e-volunteer

INVESTING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALSAdvancing the Physiotherapy Profession in Malawi

In early 2018, a challenge was presented to Enock Chisati, PhD Fellow of the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa

(CARTA) and Head of the Physiotherapy Programme at the University of Malawi. Would he provide training for diploma-prepared physiotherapists to help them upgrade their skills and meet the accepted international standards for a bachelor’s degree, as recognized by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy?

A chance meeting with Leslie Glickman, PT, PhD, an HVO member working in Malawi on a Fulbright assignment, provided an unexpected opportunity. Dr. Glickman’s experience with developing and implementing a transitional and post-professional program at the University of Maryland was the expertise needed.

Over the next two years, the two educators prepared a curricular proposal and navigated the complicated process of approvals from the university—all while working together online and contending with time-zone differences and connectivity glitches. The new program has now been merged with the existing bachelor’s program, and formal approval is pending. Dr. Glickman and Mr. Chisati say that the program meets the needs of working professionals, can be delivered on a part-time basis, and is available almost entirely via the internet.

International collaborations, particularly those related to education, require patience, persistence, dedication, and a commitment to producing legitimate outcomes. Challenges clearly create opportunities, and Mr. Chisati and Dr. Glickman are excited to have developed a new, innovative way for diploma-trained physiotherapists to advance their careers and strengthen the physical therapy profession in Malawi.

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Enock Chisati

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ADVANCING GLOBAL HEALTHThe Keystone to Improving Health Care

25+presentations

After a fulfilling career caring for newborns and teaching young physicians, Winston Koo, MBBS, decided it was time to explore other parts of the world and share his skills in resource-challenged countries. Through

an internet search, he found HVO and was drawn to its emphasis on education and training—what he calls “the keystone” to improving health care.

While others might opt for one assignment a year, Dr. Koo decided he would volunteer in as many sites as possible within a year. Then, he would focus on a particular site where his skills would be most helpful. He managed to volunteer at four sites over five months—Nepal, St. Lucia, Laos, and Bhutan—but then his plan to travel to Cambodia was sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Koo loves working with babies and observes that parents everywhere want the same thing—healthy, happy children. His HVO assignments provided him with several insights about global health care, which echo those of many other HVO volunteers.

Dr. Koo says he learned as much as he taught. For example, he saw diseases that he had previously only read about, such as neonatal tetanus. Although Dr. Koo saw some nutritional deficiencies at the sites where he volunteered, the babies were generally healthy. The deficiencies sometimes were related to cultural issues—for example, mothers chewing betel nut or following severely restricted dietary habits. In those situations, which might require long-term patient education and public health campaigns, he says it was best to temper his expectations about what could be accomplished in a short visit.

The premature infants Dr. Koo saw were larger and more mature than those he cared for in the US. As a result, they were more amenable to treatment. By providing a moderate amount of technical support that can be obtained in a resource-limited setting, he says, it is possible for these infants to survive and live a normal life.

“Babies don’t lie to you. You pay attention to

them, and their symptoms often will help you

determine what needs to be done.”

Winston Koo, MBBS

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From the HVO community:

Dr. Winston Koo & pharmacist in front of hospital in Bhutan9

Dr. Koo was surprised by a tendency to focus too much on treating possible infections. This practice, he says, could miss noninfectious causes of a baby’s symptoms. Furthermore, excessive antibiotic therapy risks development of antibiotic resistance. “Babies don’t lie to you,” he notes. “You pay attention to them, and their symptoms often will help you determine what needs to be done.” As long as the principles of neonatal care are understood and practiced, Dr. Koo states, it is not necessary to have all the equipment commonly found in the US. In fact, he says, much of the equipment he saw was of the generation he trained with years ago.

For anyone considering an HVO volunteer assignment, Dr. Koo advises to keep an open mind, learn from colleagues at the site, and be willing to share best practices. He looks forward to the world reopening so he can continue offering his skills and knowledge to help give more infants a strong chance for a healthy life.

ADVANCING GLOBAL HEALTH

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Dr. Winston Koo (L) on an outreach trip in Laos.

India

“Dave/Dad often mentioned his interest in sharing his knowledge and experience with others around the world. He had planned to work with HVO upon his retirement. As a family, we decided that the creation of this fund was the best way to honor his legacy.”

—The Lovejoy Family

TRANSFORMING LIVESA Legacy of Education

Dr. David Beaton Lovejoy Jr. was a dynamic and dedicated orthopaedic surgeon. In addition to serving many patients in his orthopaedics practices in large and small towns in New

England, he generously gave his time and talent to his local community. For many years, however, Dave was looking to make an impact farther away by working with HVO.

Growing up, Dave played football and hockey and enjoyed the wilderness, leading canoe trips in Wisconsin and Canada. He graduated with honors in history from Yale and received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Lovejoy then completed both a surgery residency at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and a second residency in orthopaedics at the Harvard Orthopaedic Combined Residency Program. An avid reader and skilled writer, he wrote an award-winning article about the development of hospitals in 19th-century America.

Dr. Lovejoy was a founding partner of an orthopaedics practice in the Boston area, worked at a hospital as a fracture surgeon, served as a clinical instructor in orthopaedics at Harvard Medical School, established and volunteered at an amputation clinic, and even made house calls. A devoted father of three daughters and two sons, he was deeply involved with his community, including serving as the chairman of the Board of Selectmen in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.

Dr. Lovejoy and his youngest daughter served in a clinic in Senegal, fulfilling his longtime desire to share his skills and knowledge with colleagues abroad. Following his unexpected death in 2013, his family decided to celebrate his life and his dream by sharing his excitement about practicing and teaching medicine in resource-challenged countries through a special fund at Health Volunteers Overseas.

82%efficiency of care

85%patient outcomes

80%patient safety

As a result of training from HVO volunteers, HVO on-site coordinators

observed improvements in:

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TRANSFORMING LIVES

The David B. Lovejoy Memorial Fund was established in 2013 to give orthopaedic residents hands-on experience at HVO overseas project sites. To date, 19 residents have benefited from the opportunity, including four in 2019. Placed in areas of the world with scarce resources, the HVO physicians share their knowledge of disease and trauma conditions with local medical counterparts, simultaneously improving their skills as they learn from local colleagues. The residents return home not only with a deeper understanding of life and orthopaedics in resource-challenged countries, but also with a more expansive medical skill set and techniques that will serve them well in their careers.

HVO is grateful to Dr. Lovejoy and his family for their commitment to advancing global health by educating the physicians of the future.

“I have had various global health experiences throughout my medical training so far, and this has been one of the most rewarding. I think HVO’s emphasis on education and training of local providers is a very impactful model for global health and something I will look for and encourage in any future global health work I do. This experience broadened my perspective on some of the challenges of working in a resource-scarce environment, which I think is a valuable perspective to have both for any future global health experiences and in treating some of the patients I see at home.”

— Dr. Melissa Esparza, 2019 Lovejoy Fellow, Uganda

Ways to Support HVO’s WorkGive online: www.hvousa.org/donate

Ambassador-at-Large: Make your gift a recurring one!

The HVO Legacy Circle: Include HVO as a beneficiary in your estate planning.

IRA Distribution: If you are 70 ½ or older, you can make a “qualified charitable distribution” from your IRA to HVO and avoid taxes on transfers of up to $100,000.

Gifts of Securities: You may avoid capital gains tax on securities held long-term and provide a tax deduction equal to the fair market value at the date of transfer.

Donor Advised Funds: Donor advised funds are an increasingly popular way to support HVO with funds you have already set aside for charitable purposes.

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84%staff attitudes

89%staff clinical skills

79%staff problem-solving skills

As a result of training from HVO volunteers, HVO on-site coordinators observed improvements in:

Recognized for their collective contribution to HVO’s global health mission were:

The editors of the HVO-sponsored Frontiers in Public Health eBook International Partnerships for Strengthening Health Care Workforce Capacity: Models of Collaborative Education (Jeanne Leffers, PhD, RN, FAAN (lead editor); Jennifer Audette, PhD, PT; Kevin Hardwick, DDS, MPH; and William Van Cleve, MD, MPH).

The team of anesthesia providers at Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia (Bunrum Ly, Eng Hor, Kang PuthCheat, Im Peng An, Ho Sophal, and Dr. Nhoung Pheakdey).

The Golden Apple Award, established by the HVO Board of Directors in 2006, recognizes extraordinary contributions in support of HVO’s mission, organization, and/or project sites. The honor recognizes work in curriculum development, mentoring of faculty, students, clinicians or fellow volunteers, didactic or clinical training, development of education resources, leadership and/or extraordinary contribution to the sustainability and effectiveness of HVO.

2019 GOLDEN APPLE HONOREESRichard Fisher, MD Christoph Funk, MUDrBrian Hollander, DMD Mimi Mynak, MBBSGeorge Pantely, MD

GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

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Bhutan

PARTNERSHIPS2019 Collaborating Institutions & Organizations We thank our many outstanding partners around the world for their support.

BHUTANMongarEastern Regional Referral Hospital

ThimphuJigme Dorji Wangchuck National

Referral HospitalMinistry of HealthRoyal Institute of Health SciencesUniversity of Medical Sciences

CAMBODIAKampotSonja Kill Memorial Hospital

Phnom PenhCiomal Kien Kleng CentreHOPE Medical CentersPreah Kossamak HospitalSihanouk Hospital Center of HOPE

Siem ReapAngkor Hospital for Children

CHINAWenzhouSecond Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou

Medical School

COSTA RICASan JoseCaja Costarricense de Seguro Social

SystemCosta Rican College of PhysiciansUniversity of Costa Rica

GHANAKumasiKomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

TamaleUniversity for Development Studies

GUYANAGeorgetownGeorgetown Public Hospital

Corporation

HAITIDeschapellesHôpital Albert Schweitzer

Port au PrinceFaculte d’OdontologieSociété Haïtienne de Physiothérapie

HONDURASTegucigalpaCancer Center Emma CallejasHospital EscuelaHospital San Felipe

INDIABangaloreBangalore Baptist Hospital

RaxaulDuncan Hospital

VelloreChristian Medical College

LAOSLuang PrabangLao Friends Hospital for Children

VientianeNational University of Laos

MALAWIBlantyreMalawi College of MedicineQueen Elizabeth Central Hospital University of Malawi

MOLDOVAChisinauClinical Hospital of Orthopaedics and

TraumatologyReconstructive Pediatric HospitalRepublic Hospital

MYANMARYangonYangon General HospitalYangon Orthopaedic Hospital

NEPALBhaktapurBhaktapur Cancer Hospital

DhulikhelDhulikhel Hospital

KathmanduDermatology Institute Skin Health &

Referral CenterKathmandu Medical College & Teaching

HospitalKathmandu University School of

Medical SciencesNational Academy of Medical SciencesNepal Medical College & Teaching

Hospital

TansenLumbini Medical College

NICARAGUAManaguaHospital Escuela Antonio Lenin FonsecaHospital Escuela Roberto Calderón

GutierrezHospital Fernando Velez PaizHospital Infantil Manuel Jesus RiveraHospital Militar Escuela Alejandro

Davila BolanosInstituto Politecnico de la Salud

“I have been very passionate about working with HVO. Prior to being officially recognized, I assisted many volunteers for several years, and it came as a great honor. I truly cherish to serve as an on-site coordinator.” —Alfred Aidoo, MB ChB HVO on-site coordinator, Anesthesia, Ghana

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PERUArequipaCarlos Alberto Sequin Escobedo HospitalCatholic University of Santa MariaYanahuara Hospital

ChiclayoThe Craniofacial Center of Hospital

Regional Docente, Las Mercedes

Lima (and other cities)Empresa de Seguros de Salud (EsSalud)

Hospital System

PHILIPPINESManilaPhilippine General Hospital

RWANDAKigaliKing Faisal HospitalRwanda Physiotherapy AssociationSchool of Health Sciences, College of

Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Rwanda

ST. LUCIAVieux FortSt. Jude Hospital

TANZANIADar es SalaamMuhimbili National HospitalMuhimbili University of

Health and Allied SciencesTanzanian Dental

Association

MoshiKilimanjaro Christian

Medical Center

MwanzaWeill Bugando Medical

Centre

UGANDAKabaleKabale University School of Medicine

KampalaMakerere UniversityMulago National Referral Hospital

MbararaMbarara University of Science and

TechnologyMbarara University Teaching Hospital

VIETNAMDa NangDa Nang Orthopedic and

Rehabilitation HospitalDa Nang University of Medical

Technology and Pharmacy

Hai DuongHai Duong Medical and Technical

University

HanoiNational Cancer Hospital

Ho Chi Minh CityHospital for Traumatology and

Orthopaedics

HueHue University of Medicine and

Pharmacy

UNITED STATES and ELSEWHEREAO North America, Department of

Continuing Medical EducationBhutan FoundationDirect Relief InternationalFriends without a BorderGlobal-HELPGlobal ImpactGlobal Volunteer PartnershipInternational College of DentistsInternational Federation for Dental

Education

International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation

Orthopaedic Trauma AssociationSociety for Education in AnesthesiaUnited States Bone and Joint InitiativeUS Department of State’s Office of

Weapons Removal and AbatementVellore Christian Medical College

Foundation, Inc.World Health Organization, Department

of Essential Health Technologies, Emergency & Essential Surgical Care Clinical Procedures Unit (CPR)

World Orthopaedic Concern

PARTNERSHIPS

Drs. Ariana Anugerah, Kim Nguyen, and Sarah Clark working in anesthesia in Ghana.

93%would recommend HVO

to a colleague

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LEADERSHIP2019 Project Directors & Steering Committee Members

Volunteers provide the guidance and support essential for the success of HVO programs. These leaders work year-round in many capacities – on Steering Committees providing oversight and exploring new project opportunities, and as Project Directors recruiting and preparing volunteers, as well as monitoring and refining the educational goals of individual projects. Special thanks are due to these individuals who provide the framework for the management of HVO’s educational programs.

* As of December 31, 2019

ANESTHESIA & NURSE ANESTHESIA STEERING COMMITTEESF. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCAJo Davies, MBBS, FRCAMarcel Durieux, MD, PhDBrian Harrington, MD – chair

Shawn Collins, CRNA, DNP, PhD – chairRebekah Cummings, MSN, CRNAJanet Dewan, MS, CRNA, PhDEvan Koch, CRNA, MSNBrett Morgan, DNP, CRNA

Project DirectorsBhutan William Byer, CRNA & Rebekah

Cummings, MSN, CRNACambodia (Kampot) – VacantCambodia (Siem Reap) Richard Henker,

PhD, RN, CRNA & Sarah Zangle, MSN, RN, CRNA

Ghana (Kumasi) Mark Brouillette, MD & Jeffrey Peters, MD, PhD

Ghana (Tamale) Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA & Jeffrey Peters, MD, PhD

Laos Richard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNAMalawi Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCARwanda Robin Naden-Semba, CRNA,

RN, MPHVietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)

Odinakachukwu Ehie, MDVietnam (Hue) Daniel Lee, MD, PhD

DERMATOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEEKassahun Bilcha, MDCasey Carlos, MD, PhDAlexia Knapp, MD, MSLynn McKinley-Grant, MDAhou Meydani, MDSylvia Parra, MD – chairVishal Patel, MDWingfield Rehmus, MD, MPHBenjamin Stoff, MDAndrea Zaenglein, MD

Project DirectorsCambodia Roland Beverly, MDCosta Rica Rudolf Roth, MDNepal Anita Haggstrom, MD & Neil

Prose, MDUganda Alexia Knapp, MD, MSVietnam Gail Goldstein, MD

HEMATOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEEShashikant Apte, MD, FRCPATheresa Coetzer, PhDSumit Gupta, MD, PhD, FRCPCLeslie Kean, MD, PhD – chairMichael Linden, MD, PhDEnrico Novelli, MDBenjamin Rioux-Masse, MDKatherine Tarlock, MD

Project DirectorsCambodia (Phnom Penh) Benjamin

Watkins, MDCambodia (Siem Reap) Bruce Camitta,

MD

Peru Susan Harris, MDTanzania Theresa Coetzer, PhD & Enrico

Novelli, MDUganda M. Yasar Celiker, MD

INTERNAL MEDICINE STEERING COMMITTEECharlene Carroll, MDRoy Korn, MD, MPHRebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPH –

chairGordon Noel, MDTed Sussman, MD

Project DirectorsBhutan Jason Yung, MDCambodia (Kampot) Maria Teresa

Olivari, MDCambodia (Phnom Penh) Victoria

Seligman, MDCosta Rica George Meyer, MDGuyana Zahira Khalid, MBBSIndia Atul Shah, MD Nepal Maria Teresa Olivari, MDUganda (Kabale) Claudia Leonard, MD

& Deborah Wolfson, MDUganda (Kampala) Rebecca

Kruisselbrink, MD, MPHUganda (Mbarara) Claudia Leonard, MD

Dr. Matthew Best (L) with orthopaedic colleagues in Ghana.

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NURSING EDUCATION STEERING COMMITTEEMary Pat Couig, PhD, MPH, RN, FAANJill Derstine, RN, EdDBarbara Kelley, RN, EdD, MPH, CPNPJeanne Leffers, PhD, RN - chairWilliam Rosa, MS, AGPCNP-BC,

ACHPN, AHN, HWNC, CCRN-CMCMargaret Sullivan, PhD, RN, CNEBarbara Wise, PhD, RN, CPNPSusan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH,

IBCLC

Project DirectorsCambodia (Phnom Penh) Patricia

Rogers, MSN Cambodia (Siem Reap) Barbara Kelley,

RN, EdD, MPH, CPNPLaos Mary Pat Couig, PhD, MPH, RN,

FAANTanzania Bethany O’Neil, MSN, RN Uganda Danni Brown, RN, MSVietnam (Hai Duong) Betty Beard, RN,

MSN, PhD Vietnam (Hue) Jill Derstine, RN, EdD

OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEEFrank Anderson, MD, MPH Meg Autry, MDBridget Kelly, MDMay Blanchard, MDSiri Fiebiger, MD, MPHThomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOGDoug Laube, MD - chairScott Petersen, MDJeffrey Rothenberg, MD, MS

Project DirectorsCambodia (Kampot) Bridget Kelly, MD

& Doug Laube, MDHaiti Siri Fiebiger, MD, MPH

Uganda (Kabale) Meg Autry, MDUganda (Kampala) Meg Autry, MDVietnam Leslee Jaeger, MD & Scott

Petersen, MD

ONCOLOGY STEERING COMMITTEEDeborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS,

FAANLinus Chuang, MD, MPH, MSAnnette Galassi, RN, MS, OCNDavid Goldstein, MB BS, MRCP(UK),

FRACP - chairSunil Patel, MDJudith Wolf, MD

Project DirectorsBhutan Annette Galassi, RN, MA, OCN,

Habib Ghaddar, MD, FACP & Miklos Simon, MD

Honduras William Creasman, MD & Rosemary Duda, MD, MPH

Nepal (Bhaktapur) Prakesh Neupane, MD

Nepal (Kathmandu) Judith Wolf, MDUganda Paula Lee, MD, MPH & Stefanie

Ueda, MD Vietnam Thomas Rado, MD, PhD &

Mitra Rado, FNP-C, ARNP

ORAL HEALTH STEERING COMMITTEE Gregory Czarnecki, DDSKevin Hardwick, DDS, MPH – chairBrian Hollander, DMDChinhua Hsiao, DMD, BDS, MSTravis Rudd, DDSElizabeth Shick, MPH, DDS

Project DirectorsCambodia (Dental Public Health)

Eugenio Beltran, DMD, DrPHHaiti Jack Levine, DDSLaos Kevin Hardwick, DDS, MPH

SCHOLARS OF 2019Thanks to the generous contributions of donors, HVO offers a variety of scholarships to local health workers for continuing education and professional development opportunities around the world.

HVO SCHOLARSHIPPatricia Bertrand & Johanne Eliacin (Société Haïtienne de Physiothérapie - Port-au-Prince, Haiti): Attended World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress in Geneva

Damalie Mwogererwa (Mulago Specialized Women & Neonatal Hospital, Kampala, Uganda): Observed nursing NICU care in Maine, Florida, and California with volunteers Ellen Milan, RNC-NIC; Ann Carroll, BSN, NNP-BC, and Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH

Dr. Ramila Shilpakar (National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal): Presented poster at International Association for Study of Lung Cancer’s World Lung Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain, with support from Michael Glode, MD

WARFIELD SCHOLARSHIP FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALSHor Eng & Sy Ly (Lao Friends Hospital for Children, Luang Prabang, Laos): Attended the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists conference in Chicago, followed by clinical observation at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian

WYSS SCHOLARSHIP FOR FUTURE LEADERS IN GLOBAL HEALTHDr. Kimseng Hok (Cardiac Unit, Angkor Hospital for Children – Siem Reap, Cambodia): Partic-ipated in 6-week clinical training in pediatric cardiology and advanced echocardiography at Hanoi Medical University’s Cardiac Center in Hanoi, Vietnam

Dr. Jimba Jatsho (Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences – Thimphu, Bhutan): Attend-ed Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly in California, followed by a 3-week training in pediatric nephrology at University

of North Carolina/Chapel Hill where he was hosted by Dorey Glenn, MD

Dr. Mubashir Jusabani (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Dept of Orthopaedics & Trauma – Moshi, Tanzania): Presented at the Global Spine Congress in Toronto, Canada

Drs. Tshering Pem & Sonam Yangzom (Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences – Thimphu, Bhutan): Attended the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, and then were hosted by Byram Ozer, MD, PhD, in Washington, DC

Dr. Pratibha Poudel (Dept of Oral Pathology, Kathmandu University of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel Hospital – Kathmandu, Nepal): Attended American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology annual meeting in Miami, followed by two weeks observing with the University of Florida College of Dentistry, in their Oral Pathology Department, hosted by Nadim Islam, DDS, BDS

Dr. Dinesh Pradhan (Pediatrics Dept, Jigme Dorj Wangchuck National Referral Hospital – Thimphu, Bhutan): Presented at Society of Tropical Pediatrics & International Child Health conference in Germany with Christoph Funk, MUDr, followed by cardiology observations in Vienna, Austria with Jakob Hauser, MBBS

These three physical therapists attended the WCPT Congress in Geneva:

Inès Musabyemariya, PT (Heroes Day Care Center for Children with Severe Disabilities – Kigali, Rwanda)

Assuman Nuhu, PT (University of Rwanda, School of Health Sciences - Kigali, Rwanda)

Frank Olotu, PT (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Dept of Orthopaedics & Trauma – Moshi, Tanzania)

LEADERSHIP

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Laos (Dental Public Health) Eugenio Beltran, DMD, DrPH

Nepal Brian Hollander, DMD & Royann Royer, RDH, MPH, CDA

Peru Charles Bloomer, DDS & David Frost, DDS, MS

Tanzania Gregory Czarnecki, DDS

ORTHOPAEDICS STEERING COMMITTEECharles Blitzer, MDYves Boudreau, MDMark Carlson, MDMarybeth Ezaki, MDGermaine Fritz, MDEric Hentzen, MD, PhDTodd Kim, MDTodd Mailly, MDJames Pettey, MDDivya Singh, MDCarla Smith, MD, PhD - chairWilliam Stetson, MDSteven Stoddard, MDPeter Trafton, MDJulie Zielinski, MD, MS

Project DirectorsBhutan Robert Hoffman, MDChina Joel Werier, MD Costa Rica Marc Tompkins, MDGhana Donald Lalonde, MD & Kanu

Okike MD, MPH Honduras (Hand Surgery) Christopher

Johnson, MDMoldova Michael Snedden, MDMyanmar Divya Singh, MDNicaragua M. Patricia Howson, MDNicaragua (Pediatric Hand Surgery)

Michelle James, MDPhilippines William Bohl, MDSt. Lucia Thomas O’Brien, MDTanzania (Moshi) Glen Crawford, MD

Tanzania (Mwanza) Steven Stoddard, MD

Uganda James Leffers, MD

PEDIATRICS STEERING COMMITTEEShaun Berger, MDMark Duster, MDDorey Glenn, MDCarlos Ramos, MDMeera Siddharth, MDLeila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&H – chair

Project DirectorsBhutan John Ogle, MD Cambodia Robert Nassau, MDLaos Leila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&HNepal Molly Rideout, MD Nicaragua Shaun Berger, MD & Michael

Lintner, MDSt. Lucia Larry Gray, MDUganda (Kabale) Meera Siddharth, MDUganda (Kampala) Yvonne Vaucher,

MD, MPH

PHYSICAL THERAPY STEERING COMMITTEEDenise English, PTCheryl Footer, PT, PhDSandy Ganz, PT, DSc, GCSJudith Hembree, PT, PhDEric Johns, DPT, PTMonika Mann, PT, MPHRockwood Reid, MA, PTAlice Salzman, PT, EdD – chair

Project DirectorsBhutan Linda Wolff, MPTGhana Catherine Sullivan, PT, CHTHaiti – Denise English, PT & Judith

Hembree, PT, PhDIndia Antoinette Sander, PT, DPT, MS,

CLT-LANA

Malawi Rebecca Turkel, PT, DPT Nicaragua Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, MPT,

PhDRwanda Julia Chevan, PT, PhD, MPH,

OCSSt. Lucia Nancy Wong, PTVietnam Janna Beling, PhD, PT

WOUND MANAGEMENT STEERING COMMITTEEBarbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN Pam Cole, PT, CWSRenee Cordrey, PT, PhD, MSPT, MPH,

CWS - chairJanet Mackenzie, MD, CWSP

Project DirectorsCambodia (Kampot) Patricia Larsen, PT,

CWSCambodia (Phnom Penh) Patricia

Larsen, PT, CWSHaiti vacantIndia Barbara Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN &

Janet Mackenzie, MD, CWSP

OTHER PROJECTSEmergency Medicine Bhutan Shankar

LeVine, MD, Charles Mize, MD & Melanie Watts, MD

Mental Health Bhutan Anne Marie Tietjen, PhD

Pharmacy Uganda Susan Raber, PharmD, MPH

LEADERSHIP

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Malawi

LEADERSHIPOrthopaedic Traveling Fellowship CommitteeJay Cox, MDDean Matsuda, MDDavid Spiegel, MDRebecca Yu, MD

Residency Training Bhutan Technical Advisory GroupMark Duster, MDRichard Fisher, MDRichard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNAJason Yung, MD

Warfield Scholarship for Anesthesia Professionals CommitteePeter Buckley, MBBS, FRCACarol Warfield, MD

Wyss Scholarship for Future Leaders in Global Health CommitteeCary Bjork, MDDeborah Boyle, RN, MSN, AOCNS,

FAANNancy Gell, PT, MPH, PhDCynthia Howard, MD, MPHTMRobert Stein, MD

“Attendance at the 2019 WCPT Congress in Geneva was an

intensive learning experience. I gained new knowledge,

skills, [through] exploration of issues, practical experiences,

new research ideas, learning directly from the experts,

meeting physiotherapists from different parts of the world

with different and new thinking.”

—Wyss Scholar Frank Olotu, PT, MSc, Orthopaedic & Trauma

Department, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

Nurses in Tanzania appreciate their new Emergency Department equipment.

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Project ManagerLuc Polglaze

Volunteer Placement CoordinatorsLauren FranklinKim Rodgers Communications ManagerKatie McMullen

Administrative & Program CoordinatorAbby Jacobs

Document Management SpecialistDean Trackman

InternsJaime ColomerMadelle DjomouFiona MacNairnEmma MarianoAlessandra Youth

UGANDAVolunteer CoordinatorStella Nyange

STAFFWASHINGTON, DCExecutive DirectorNancy Kelly, MHS

Deputy DirectorBeth MacNairn

Director of FinanceLaura Tyson

Senior AssociateLinda James

Director of OperationsBarbara Edwards In Memoriam

Director of Program Design and Evaluation

April Pinner, MSPH, RD

Project Support ManagerAndrea Moody, MA

VOLUNTEERSWe thank the many individuals who completed volunteer assignments in 2019.

* Indicates multiple assignments completed

Hassan Aboumerhi, MD**Malgorzata Adamska, DDSKay Ahern, PT, CHTBrenton Alexander, MD**Victor Almazan, MDJoanne Amberg, RN, MSN, CNM, MPHDheera Ananthakrishnan, MDBruce Anderson, DDSCarlos Julio Aponte, MDColin Arnold, MICPMelissa Arnold, MDD’Ann Arthur, MDKelly Arwari, MDJason AshMeg Autry, MD***Michael Aversano, MDKeith Aziz, MDSamuel Baker, MDFrank Bald, DDSSarayu Balu, MDNorkamari Bandolin, MDGlen Barden, MDBrant Barr, MDAdrianne Bate, MSPTMimi Batin-van Rooyen, MDRita Baumgartner, MDBrindha Bavan, MDCheryl Bayart, MD, MPHSteven Bayer, DOBetty Beard, RN, MSN, PhD**Camille Bédard-Gauthier, MDEugenio Beltran, DMD, DrPH****Susan Benton, MDKayla Betz**Roland Beverly, MDMary Ellen Biggerstaff, DNP

Barbara Billek-Sawhney, PT, EdD, DPT, MS, GCS

Nicholas Bishop, MDZoe Blacksin, MDJonathan Blackwell, MBBSJoel Bleicher, MDJacob Blickenstaff, MDJared Block, MDJulie Blondell, OT

Charles Bloomer, DDSPaul Boeder, MDAaron Boyce, MBBS, MBADanni Brown, RN, MST. Desmond Brown, MDJoshua Budlovsky, MDCynthia Burns, CSTWilliam Byer, MSN, CRNA**Hieu Cabak, PA-C, MSJoan Cahill, BSN, OCN

Bruce Camitta, MDKaren Cassiday, PhDAnna CeballosLinus Chuang, MD, MPH, MSAnne Clair, MSJanine Colpman-King, RN, MSNGlen Crawford, MDWilliam Creasman, MDPaul Crowe, MD

Randall Culp, MDGregory Czarnecki, DDS**Ajay Dar, MDKamruz Darabi, MDJo Davies, MBBS, FRCASteve Delany, MB ChBKamlesh Desai, MDSarah Deslate, BSN, RN, SRNAMichael Do, MD, MBA**Lena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH

Andrew Dott, MD, MPHRachel Douglas, BSc, MPT, CLTMartina Downard, MDCharles Dreyer, MDRosemary Duda, MD, MPHNeil Dunavin, MD, MHSSummer Dunlap, BSN, RN, SRNACharles Dunton, MDMark Duster, MDKali Eckert, DPT, OCSOdinakachukwu Ehie, MDMark Ellis, DPMDenise English, PTMelissa Esparza, MDPaul Eun, MDBrian FaillaSiri Fiebiger, MD, MPHSteven Finkleman, MD, FRCPLisa Flewelling, MSc, OTAllen Follis, MSN, CRNAGermaine Fritz, DOJulie Gahimer, PT, HSDSabha Ganai, MD, PhD, FACS, MPHAnnie Genois, MDAshlee Gentile, AUDHabib Ghaddar, MD, FACPMichelle Gibson, BPTDorey Glenn, MDKenneth Goldblatt, MDJulio Gonzalez, MD, PhDApoorva Gopalakrishna, CRNA, RNSteve Gorlick, MDFred Gottlieb, MD, MPHJaime Green, MDJeffrey Green, MD, CM, MPHEmily Gurnee, MDKevin Hardwick, DDS, MPH***Catherine Harris, PhD, MBANorah Harvey, MDRichard Harvey, MD

Dr. Jonathan Blackwell (center) with hematology colleagues in Tanzania.

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Darren Hearn, DPT, MPHZachary HeathPaula Heimberg, MDKatie Hendrickson, MDRichard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNA*****Michael Hisey, MDAnh Nguyet Ho, MD, FACOGDon Hoang, MDRobert Hoffman, MDWilliam Horton, MD**Anne Howard, FRACP, MBBSRobert Howard, MD, JD, PhD, MBAChinhua Hsiao, DMD, BDS, MSMargo Hudson, MD**Randall Hudson, MDCecily HuntKatherine Hyon, MDMarleen Iannucci, PhD, PTJessica Intravia, MDPer Iversen, MDJohn JacoboBarbara Jacobs, MDLeslee Jaeger, MD**Varsha Jalandhara, DPTShirlene Jay Jung, MDSayuri Jinadasa, MDChristopher Johnson, MDGordon Johnson, MDLinda Johnson, DNPMarc Jones, DPMJackie Joyce, OT/L, CHTOmid Kajbaf, PT, DPT, OCSLauren Karbach, MDJulia Katarincic, MDC. Neil Kay, BDS, MS***Mark Kayanja, MD, PhDFrank Keller, MDSabina Kennedy, MDSally Kennedy, PTStephen KennedyAnnie Khan, MDShakila Khan, MD

Isaac Kim, MDAlexia Knapp, MD, MSJustin Koh, MDMark Koh, MBBS, MRCP (UK)Winston Koo, MBBS***Ellen Kroin, MDIan Kronborg, MD, FRACPRebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPHDuncan Kuhn, MDThomas Laboe, DDSSherri LaCivita, CSTScott Landeck, MDSteven Lanier, MDPatricia Larsen, PT, CWS***Jeanie Leddon, MD, PhDDaniel Lee, MD, PhDPaula Lee, MD, MPHShona Lee, MDWilliam Lehman, MDKhristinn Leitch, MD, MBAClaudia Leonard, MDViviane Leuche, MDIsador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSMichael Linden, MD, PhDErica Lo, DMDPatricia Lopez, RN, MSNBreeanna Lorenzen**Ann Lowry, MDDavid Luk Chi KangLapman Lun, MDCatherine Macalister-Nixon, RNLouis Magdon, MDTodd Mailly, MDPayam Majedi, MBBSNorah Malkinski, OTR/L, CHT, CLTMonika Mann, PT, MPHSusan Manson, MDMichael Mariorenzi, MD, MSMichael Martin, MDCamila Masias, MDRandall Mason, MDDaniel Mast, DO, CWSP, FACP

VOLUNTEERS

21Bhutan

R. Byron McCord, MD**Anne McCormack, MDOnyechi Megafu, MD**Jeffrey Menashe, MDWolfgang Merl, MBBSAdam Milam, MDKenneth Miller, MDMegan Mitchell, DPT, PTCharles Mize, MDRozemarijn Moet, OTMedina Mohamed, MDCelina Montemayor, MD, PhDEileen Moore, MDEfrat Mor, PTJayashree Motwani, MD, DCH,

MRCPCH, FRCPathDipankar Mukhopadhyay, MDBethan Myers, MB ChB, DTM&H, FRCPTaylor NackAshwatha Narayana, MD**Robert Nassau, MDJose Navas-Blanco, MD**Cindy Neunert, MDFreda Newlands, MB ChBAaron Newton, DOSara Nguyen, MSN, CRNA, RN, BSNPatti Nicks, RN, MSNDavid Nixon, MB ChBShannon Nixon, MN, NP

Anjali Niyogi, MD, MPHLaura Núñez Gómez, MDMichael O’Brien, MD**Thomas O’Brien, MDLauren O’Donnell, OTR/L, CHTJohn Ogle, MDDeborah O’Keefe, MD, MedKanu Okike, MD, MPHOlubunmi Okunlola, MD**Mary O’Neill, MDTorrance Oravec, MDBeverly Ortiz, MD, FACOG, FACSPhalyka Oum, MD, MPH, FAAPAlison Palumbo, PharmD, MPHGeorge Pantely, MD**Sharon PantelyRitesh Parajuli, MDAmy Patel, MDSarah Patel, MDShreeti Patel, MDMichael Paterson, MDTravis Patterson, MDEllen Pavlovic, PT, DPT, MHASue Pavord, MB ChBTeteisha Pearson, CRNATiffany Perry, MDJacob PetersYvonne Pham, MDCheri Phillips, PA-CKatherine Poole, CRNA, MSMary Pope, MS, PT, PhDEleni Poulakis, DPTAlly Prebtani, BScPhm, MDJames Pribula, MD, MSVanessa Prokuski, MDTruit Prosper, DDSCatherine Proulx, MDLisa Prusak, MDVarun Puvanesarajah, MDGillian Quian, RN, BSNThomas Rado, MD, PhDNeal Rakov, MD

Kishore Ranade, MDJeffrey Ratner, MDRockwood Reid, MA, PTPreston Rice, MDMolly Rideout, MDTJ Ridley, MDBenjamin Rioux-Masse, MDHeather Roberts, MDCharlotte Robinson, BSN, MSNPatricia Rogers, MSNLen Romanowski, CRNALisa Ronback, MDMackenzie Root, PT, DPTLindsey Ross, MDLisa Rubinsak, MDDavid Rudnick, MDDiane Ruschke, MDAnna Ryan, MDRobert Ryder, MD, MScAnkita Sagar, MD, MPH, FACPSushil Sagar, MD, FACP, FASNSarah Satow, DMDNathaniel Schaffer, MD

Kenneth Schiffman, MDDerek Schmack, RN, BSNEve Shapiro, MD, MPHKrittika Sharma, BDSAnuj Shrestha, MD, FACPPrani Shrivastava, MBBSAlka Singh, MBBS, MDBorut Skodlar, MDDaniel Smith, MD, FACEPDerek Smith, MDJames Smith, MDMichael Snedden, MDSteven Sonnenberg, MDGeoffrey Spry, MBBSLeila Srour, MD, MPH, DTM&HDavid St. Germain, BSN, RN, SRNASarah StecMartin Stein, MDAaron Stern, MDPeter Stern, MDKaren Stolman, MDJaime Suarez-Londono, MDAlex Suginaka, DO

VOLUNTEERS

88In 2019, HVO on-site

coordinators volunteered on average 88 hours per year

Drs. Neil Dunavin and Jonathan Blackwell (Rear Center, L & R) with hematology colleagues in Tanzania.

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Rachel Suits, RNJoseph Sullivan, MD, MPHWeili Sun, MD, PhDIva SussmanTed Sussman, MDPatrick Sweeney, MDAlan Swenson, MDCody Talbot, DOJenny Tan Yeng Ling, MBBSIan Tannock, MD, PhD, DScKatherine Tarlock, MDPritee Tarwade, MD**Elyse Tedeschi, RN, BSNSarah Temkin, MD**Mary Carol Territo, MD

Anina Terry, MSN, ARNP, FNP-CKaren Thies, DNPDaniel Thomas, DOHeather Thomas, MD, MSc, BSNAnne Marie Tietjen, PhDNagendra Tirumali, MDMarc Tompkins, MDEmily Torok, BSNHai Tran, PharmDRobert Trapp, MDIrene Turpie, MB ChB, FRCPStefanie Ueda, MD**

Jessica Ulinski, MSN, RN, BSN, CCRN, CRNA

Aurelian Ungureanu, MDJose VadaparampilYvonne Vaucher, MD, MPHDonna Venezia, MD**Jasmine VicencioAmy Wang, OTR/LMichael Wang, MDBenjamin Watkins, MD**Bryan WattCynthia Wautlet, MD, MPHLynette Wee, MBBS, MMedLinda Weiner, MDJames Weis, MDLucia Wiethoff-Ubrig, MDRick Wilkerson, DO****Geoffrey Wilson, MDSherron Wilson, RNBarbara Wise, PhD, RN, CPNPRichard Wise, MD**Christopher Wolf, MDLinda Wolff, MPTDeborah Wolfson, MDSharon Wong, MBBSJohn Woo, MDLori Wood, MD, MSc, FRCPCSusan Wood, MSN, PNP-BC, MPH,

IBCLCMargaret Worden, LCSW, MSWDavid Wright, MBBSStacy Yeh, MD, RPhMax YueTaizoon Yusufali, MDKari Zagar, CNIMAbbas Zaidi, MBBS, MRCP(UK),

FRCPathNicholas Zajdel, MDBarbara Ziff, LCSWBarbara Zimmer, CRNAAnne Zink, MDJo Anne Zujewski, MD, MAS

VOLUNTEERS

79In 2019, HVO project directors volunteered

on average 79 hours per year

“Not all changes happen to nurses in host countries.

Changes happen to and within the HVO volunteers, too.

The ‘transformation of lives’ works both ways.”

—Betty Beard, RN, MSN, PhD, Nursing Education, Vietnam

Dr. Germaine Fritz (center) with hand surgery colleagues in Uganda.

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We are grateful to all who made contributions to HVO in 2019.

REGENTS’ CIRCLE ($10,000 +)Peter Curran, MD, FACPJean FranciscoR.C. Johnson, Jr. FoundationNancy Kelly & Michael HaganJulia Plotnick, MPH, RN, FAANCarol Warfield, MDHansjörg WyssRobert & Maureen Zutz

PRESIDENTS’ CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)Dorrit Ahbel, MDThe Anonymoose FoundationSuzanne Brown, CRNAChris Dobson, MDLouis Foundation, Inc.Pawnee Leasing CorporationMike PenzlowCarla Smith, MD, PhDDavid Wiebe, MD

CHANCELLORS’ CIRCLE ($1,000 - $4,999)Oluade Ajayi, MDBarbara & Todd AlbertAnonymous (3)Jennifer Audette, PhD, PTCharles Balch, MD, PhD, FACSJames Bennett, MDRoland Beverly, MDCary Bjork, MDYves Boudreau, MDDr. Mark & Mrs. Karen BrazinskiJohn Callahan, MDCharles Cornell, MDRichard Coughlin, MD, MScJay and Nancy CoxStephen Curtin, MD

Jo Davies, MBBS, FRCAThomas Degenhardt, MDGregg Dickinson, DDSRamona DomenJames Dyreby, MDJohn Esterhai, MDConnie Evashwick, ScD, CAE, CPHRichard Fisher, MDGermaine Fritz, DODavid Frost, DDS, MS

Barry Gainor, MDGuillermo Garcia, MDThomas Gellhaus, MD, FACOGJames & Cherie GerryL. Michael Glode, MDFred & Stasia GreenewaltDr. Michael & Kathy GrossKaty Henry Fund at Schwab Charitable

Paul Henry, PhDLawrence Herman, DMD, MDRobert Hoffman, MDWilliam Horton, MDM. Patricia Howson, MDMichelle James & David ArtaleHarry & Susan JergesenJonathan Keeve, MDJulie Keller, MDJohn Kelly, DMD, MD

Kemme Family FoundationKent Kirkland, MDPatrick Knapp, MDClayton Koppes, PhDDr. Michael & Mrs. Linda KowalikGregory Krivchenia, MDMichael Krosin, MDRussell & Karen Larsen

Christine Lathuras, DDSAndi LedlieGerald & Darlene LeeLehner FamilyDr. & Mrs. Randall LewisIsador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSMartha LiggettHenry Stow LovejoyMary LovejoyGary Loyd, MD, MMMJanet Mackenzie, MD, CWSPTodd & Jennifer MaillyJames Matiko, MDAmir Matityahu, MDDean Matsuda, MDKathleen Moore Bishop, MDDonna Moro-Sutherland, MDStephanie Murphy, MPA, CPAMary ObaKanu Okike, MD, MPHNnamdi OkikeKarl Ordelheide, MDSylvia Parra, MDAnn Pflugrath, MDMonthakan Ratnarathorn, MDDavid & Nicole RobieSanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPHStephen SchwartzRichard Schwend, MDGary Seiden, DDSGilbert Shapiro, MDSIGN Fracture Care InternationalJames Slavin, MDChristy & Jeff SoldatisDavid Spiegel, MDSteven Stoddard, MDDorothy & Glenn TerrellDr. James TielschMarc Tompkins, MDCharles Toner, MD

DONORS

Dr. Leslie Glickman with students in Malawi.

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Marie Tremblay, DMDUBSYvonne Vaucher, MD, MPHJoel Virkler, DOTroy WieblerLarry WolfeRobert Yancey, MDNicholas Yeldo, MDJack & Wendy ZiglerHoward & Judy Zucker

DEANS’ CIRCLE ($500 - $999)Gertrude Ahbel-Dallas, MDJaimo & Betsy AhnMark Ayoub, MDGlen Barden, MDBrittany Behar, MDPamela BensonWilliam Bohl, MDTom BootheF. Peter Buckley, MBBS, FRCARobert Burri, MDDavid Butler, MDMiguel Cabanela, MDJames Cameron, MDKevin Carlile, MDMark Carlson, MDHelen Cherrett, MADiane & Steve Clark Family FoundationJoanne Conroy, MDHoward Cooke, DMD, MSChau Dang, MDRobert Derkash, MDKamlesh Desai, MDMarybeth Ezaki, MDDonna FeldmanMaripaz Felix, MPT, PTJohn Fisk, MDVanthaya Gan, MDRichard Garner, MDClaudia Goff

Elizabeth & Subram Gopal KrishnanGriffiths Family Charitable FundBrian Harrington, MDRichard Henker, PhD, RN, CRNATheresa Hennessey, MDEric Hentzen, MD, PhDThomas Highland, MDBrian Hollander, DMDViji Kurup, MDMatt Lanham, ChFC, CFPC, CIMAThomas Large, MDDr. & Mrs. James LeffersWilliam Lehman, MDKhristinn Leitch, MD, MBAHolly LovejoyDr. & Mrs. Philip W. LowryRobert McClellan, MDLynn McKinley-Grant, MDKatie McMullenRicardo Mestres, MDGeorge Meyer, MDRussell & Helen MorganA. Lee Osterman, MDVikas Patel, MDApril PinnerThomas Rado, MD, PhDRey Ramirez, MDDr. Lawrence Robinson & Dr. Jane

BentonCurtis Rodin, MDAndrew Ruoff, MDNathaniel Schaffer, MDKenneth Schiffman, MDJohn Sellman, MDDivya Singh, MDRobert Stein, MDDaniel Switlick, MDGeorge Tanner, MDMordechai Tarlow, MDPeter Trafton, MDMark & Tina TuckerLaura Tyson

Cindy UllmanEzzat Wassef, MDJames Weis, MDJames West, MDBruce Wheeler, MDKaye Wilkins, MDMarcella Woiczik, MDTerry Younger, MD

PROFESSORS’ CIRCLE ($250 - $499)Andrew Abrass, MD, MPHRobert Ahrens, MDCheryl Allaby, MDJames Allen, MS, DOBruce Anderson, DDSGay & Gish AndersonAnonymous (15)David AwerbuckSamuel Baker, MDMary Barber, MDRobert Bays, DDSEileen Barrett, MD, MPH, FACPRob & Leslie BeattyJeff Berger, MD, MBAPhyllis Bergman, MSN, GYN-NPDick BermanHari Bezwada, MDManojkumar Bhatt, MDWilliam Billingham, DDS

Richard Black, PTCharles Blitzer, MDCharles Bloomer, DDSRobert Blotter, MDLaura & Russell BoltonDiana Boss, MDDanni Brown, RN, MSHolly Brown Lenard, MDPaul Bunnell, MDAnthony CadenaPaul Cain, MDJoseph Calandra, MDCaroline Camunas, EdD, EdM, RNSuzanne Caragianis, OTPiero Caruso, MDPamela Chambers, DNP, CRNA, MSNNeal Christiansen, MDCharles Clark, MDNikolay ClarkJames Cobey, MD, MPH, FACSJames Cole, MDFrancois Colin, MBChBKenneth CorradoWilliam Creasman, MDAndrew CulbertsonVivien D’Andrea, MD, FACPAnthony DeLuise, MDJanet Dewan, MS, CRNA, PhDAmrit DhirLena Dohlman-Gerhart, MD, MPH

DONORS “An experience beyond dreams … the conference provided me not only with vast knowledge but it motivated me and

made me feel more positive about taking neurology as my field of interest and that I should build neurology in

[Bhutan], where currently there is no neurologist.”—Wyss Scholar Sonam Yangzom, MD, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk

National Referral Hospital, Khesar Gyelpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan

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Katherine DouglassElizabeth Downes, DNP, MPH, MSN,

RN-C, FNPMary Dudley, CRNA, MSSusan Effertz, MDPeter EksteinSue Eitel, BScPT, MAEdAlex Etemad, MDLloyd Feinberg & Elizabeth MarcotteRachel Feinberg, MDMatthew Fisher, DMDJohn Foster, MDBruce Friedman, MDAlan Fuller, MDDennis Gates, MDNancy Gell, PT, MPH, PhDKenneth German, MDMichael Gilson, MDDavid Gottlieb, DMDMike Grafe, MDHaley GreenspoonScott Grover, DO, CWSPRick & Shelly GuyerHolly Haight, MDDr. & Mr. Christine & Malcolm

Hamilton-HallLeslie Hardy, MHSAdrian Hendrickse, MDEileen Hennrikus, MDAnne Howard, FRACP, MBBSCynthia Howard, MD, MPHTMMargo Hudson, MDOlakunle Idowu, MDAllan Ingenito, MD, JDAndre Ivy, MD, MSKarin Jacobson, MDLinda & John JamesJonathan KasenTimothy Kauffman, PT, PhD, MSSuzanne & Richard KingMichael Klein, MDGuenther Knoblich, MD

Bruce Kokernot, MDRebecca Kruisselbrink, MD, MPHJohn LancasterChristopher Lang, MDDean Laochamroonvorapongse, MD,

MPHJoanna Law, MDJeffrey Lazarus, MDDouglas Lee, MDJeanne Leffers, PhD, RNMairi Leining, MDDrs. Paul Lesser & Karen McKoy Family

FundMichael Lotke, MDAnn Lowry, MDGeorge Lucas, MDPayam Majedi, MBBSPhil Mangahas, DNP, CRNADevra Marcus, MDKathleen MazurePatricia McAdoo, PTCarol & Paul McAnultyR. Byron McCord, MDAnne McCormack, MDGeselle McKnight, CRNA, MSNRosemary McIntyre, MDMary Beth McNabb, MDMercy Family Practice PCRobert Nassau, MDKate Nellans, MD, MPHJeffrey Neustadt, MDEnrico Novelli, MDThomas O’Brien, MDMary O’Hearn, MDPaul Padyk, MDGeorge Pantely, MDTeteisha Pearson, CRNAMary Petrofsky, MS, RN, ACNP-BCMark Pohlman, MDSusan Raber, PharmD, MPHLouis Rafetto, DMDLeena Rahmat, MD

Ramesh Ramanathan, MDDilli Ramesh, MDCarlos Ramos, MDMark Reis, MDLisa Ronback, MDS. Robert Rozbruch, MDJanet Rush, MS, MDErnest SammannWudbhav Sankar, MDFrank Sayre, DDSW. W. Schaefer, MDAlfred Scherzer, MD, MS, EdDScout Logistics CorporationRobin & Donald ScreenAneesah Smith, MDMichael Sofman, MDPaul SonnenbergDr. & Mrs. James SpeyerPeter & Saundra Stern Charitable Fund of

The Greater Cincinnati FoundationWilliam Stetson, MDJennifer Stevens-Lapsley, MPT, PhDTed Sussman, MDPatrick Sweeney, MDMarc Swiontkowski, MDJames Taneyhill, DDSIan Tannock, MD, PhD, DScBruce Toby, MDAngeline Trujillo, MD

Chad Turner, MDMichael Van Anrooy, MDConnie Vance, RN, MSN, EdDRoderick VanSurksum, DDSScott Varland, DDSJoyce Varughese-Raju, MDMichael Wang, MDRobert Weaver, MDDonald Webb, MDWIC & Community ServicesStephen Williamson, MDHobson WilsonSherron Wilson, RNJessica Wolin, MDJames Young, DOKari Zagar, CNIMJulie Zielinski, MD, MS

GRANTSAlbert & Elaine Borchard Foundation Globus Medical, Inc.Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices

Company The Making A Difference Foundation

We thank the many people who have donated through their workplace campaigns.

DONORS

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SURGEONS’ CIRCLEThe following special category of membership reflects the generous support of individuals committed to the future of our organization through a lifetime membership.*

* As of December 31, 2019

Dorrit Ahbel, MDOluade Ajayi, MDGilbert Anderson, MDMerlin Anderson, MDPaul Axtell, MDSamuel Baker, MDCharles Balch, MD, PhD, FACSJames Bennett, MDCharles Blitzer, MDWilliam Bohl, MDMark Brazinski, MDJoseph Cass, MDCharles Cornell, MDGlen Crawford, MD

Stephen Curtin, MDRobert Derkash, MDJohn Dormans, MDJames Dyreby, MDJ. William Follows, MDRobert Foster, MDDavid Frost, DDS, MSBarry Gainor, MDHill Hastings, MDLawrence Herman, DMD, MDRalph Herms, MDRobert Hoffman, MDJ. Michael Holloway, MDWilliam Horton, MDM. Patricia Howson, MDRichard Idler, MD

Michelle James, MDTimothy Janeway, MDCharles Jennings, MDHarry Jergesen, MDRichard Kemme, MDTodd Kim, MDKent Kirkland, MDMarc Kornmesser, MDSubram Gopal Krishnan, MDGregory Krivchenia, MDWilliam Laney, MDWilliam LaSalle, MDGerald Lee, MDJames Leffers, MDJames Lehner, MDKirk Lewis, MDEdward V.A. Lim, MDKevin Little, MDTodd Mailly, MDJames Matiko, MDDean Matsuda, MDWilliam Murrell, MDR. Scott Oliver, MDVincent Pellegrini, MDMark Perlmutter, MS, MDJames Pettey, MDFredric Price, MDBrian O’M. Quinn, MDGeorge Rapp, MDElizabeth Regan, MD, PhDDavid Rovinsky, MDKevin Rumball, MDSanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPHRichard Schwend, MDCharles Snorf, MDRoger Sobel, MDPaul Spray, MDRobert Stein, MD

William Stetson, MDDaniel Switlick, MDMordechai Tarlow, MDBruce Toby, MDCharles Toner, MDMichael Turner, MDLawrence & Kim Walker, MDElizabeth Watson, MDWilliam West, MDDavid Whitney, MDDavid Wiebe, MDRalph Wolf, MDRonald Wyatt, MDRebecca Yu, MDKenneth Zehnder, MDLewis Zirkle, MD

The following Surgeons’ Circle members renewed their commitment to addressing the global health workforce crisis, making a second pledge to the Surgeons’ Circle.

Yves Boudreau, MDRichard Coughlin, MD, MScJay Cox, MDJohn Drake, MDJohn Esterhai, MDRichard Fisher, MDGermaine Fritz, DOGuillermo Garcia, MDR. Michael Gross, MDJulie Keller, MDJohn Kelly, DMD, MDMichael Krosin, MDIsador Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSGilbert Shapiro, MDCarla Smith, MD, PhDDavid Spiegel, MDSteven Stoddard, MDDrs. Steven Defroda and Paul Crowe (far L and second from L) with orthopaedic

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THE HVO LEGACY CIRCLEThe following people have made a commitment to HVO’s future through a provision in their charitable gift planning.

Anonymous (8)Charles & Sandy BlitzerRichard Coughlin, MD, MScJay Cox, MD Nancy CoxKim Dunleavy, PhD, PT, OCSDenise & Dennis EnglishGermaine Fritz, DODr. & Mrs. David FrostLeslie Glickman, PT, PhD, MEd, MGAElaine Goodall, PT, Med

Linda & John JamesNancy Kelly & Michael HaganRichard & Mary KemmeStephanie & Chris MurphyCelia Pechak, PT, PhD, MPHJames PembrokeAlfred Scherzer, MD, MS, EdDSteven Stoddard, MDThe Estate of Karen Pitts Stubenvoll Dr. Robert & Ann Volz

Dr. Bruce Anderson (L) shares oral health care tips in Laos.

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Without With Donor Donor Total Restrictions RestrictionsIncome: In-kind Contributions 8,002,985 0 8,002,985 Contributions and Grants 509,078 539,562 1,048,640 Investment Income, Net 409,120 0 409,120 Other 49,762 0 49,762 Satisfaction of Donor Restrictions 387,526 (387,526) 0

Total Income: 9,358,471 152,036 9,510,507

Expenses: Program Expenses (In-kind): Professional Services Donations 7,159,541 0 7,159,541 Travel Costs, Equipment, Other In-kind 843,444 0 843,444 Program Expenses (Other) 1,287,636 0 1,287,636 General & Administrative 226,479 0 226,479 Fundraising 88,393 0 88,393

Total Expenses: 9,605,493 0 9,605,493

Change in Net Assets: (247,022) 152,036 (94,986)

Net Assets: Without Donor Restrictions 625,410 0 625,410 Without Donor Restrictions (Board-Designated) 989,188 0 989,188 With Donor Restrictions 0 588,560 588,560

Total Net Assets: 1,614,598 588,560 2,203,158

HEALTH VOLUNTEERS OVERSEAS Combined Statement of ActivitiesFor the Year Ended December 31, 2019

The complete audited statements are available upon request and on the HVO website.

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BENEFACTORS ($10,000+)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Globus Medical, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies

Misonix

Spineart USA

STEWARDS ($5,000 - $9,999)

Global Impact

Stryker Spine US

PATRONS ($1,000 - $4,999)

Academy of Dentistry International

American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics

Henry Schein, Inc.

PinnacleCare

ASSOCIATES ($500 - $999)

American Psychological Association

Boston Biopharma

Medtronic, Inc.

OrthoCarolina

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America

Skin of Color Society

Society for Pediatric Dermatology

CORPORATE & ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS

“As was told to me, it is critical to put your ego and lofty ideals on the back burner and just BE there in whatever capacity you are needed. Sometimes the most humbling tasks

are so powerful as staff, patients, and families see you doing the simplest work.” —Patricia Rogers, MSN, Nursing Education, Cambodia

Photo credits: Sue Abkowitz-Crawford, Alfred Aidoo, Angkor Hospital for Children, Samuel Baker, Matthew Best, Jonathan Blackwell, Paul Crowe, Melissa Esparza, Leslie Glickman, Winston Koo, Mary Lovejoy, James Matiko, and Dinesh Pradhan Graphic Designer: Kelley Silberberg

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Bhutan

Health Volunteers Overseas1900 L Street, NW • Suite 310 • Washington, DC 20036Tel: (202) 296-0928 • Fax: (202) 296-8018 • E-mail: info@hvousa.org • www.hvousa.org

LATIN AMERICA& CARIBBEAN

Costa RicaGuyana

HaitiHondurasNicaragua

PeruSt. Lucia

AFRICAGhanaMalawiRwandaTanzaniaUganda

ASIABhutan

CambodiaChinaIndiaLaos

MyanmarNepal

PhilippinesVietnam

EASTERN EUROPEMoldova

HVO’s 2019 PROJECT SITES

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